An Ogun State High Court, sitting in Sagamu area of state, has issued an interim order restraining the Ogun State government and its agents from demolishing the property belonging to a former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel.
The ex parte order is coming after an affidavit of urgency filed by the claimants, Otunba Daniel and his wife, Yeye Olufunke Daniel.
Recall that officials of the State Ministry of Urban and Regional Planning, through the State Planning and Development Authority on Friday 8, July 2025, posted Notices of Contravention, Quit and threats of demolition on the Asoludero Court Sagamu private residence, the Conference Hotels Limited, Sagamu and the hotel Annex, all in Sagamu and belong to the former governor.
Ogun State Government had accused Gbenga Daniel of constructing the building without a planning permit and working setback.
Reacting, the judge, in suit number HCS/371/2025, agreed that urgent intervention was required by the court to safeguard the property pending further hearing.
In the ruling, the judge barred the defendants, their allies, proxies, assigns, cronies, or anyone acting on their behalf from overseeing any demolition, enforcing the quit notice issued on August 8, 2025, or interfering with Gbenga Daniel’s possession of the property.
The building in question covers approximately 1.659 hectares, spanning Block 1, Plots 7 and 8, and Block XXXVIII, Plots 1 and 12, around the Government Reservation Area, Sagamu, and is covered by Certificate of Occupancy No. LUD3/LR2693 issued on January 20, 2010.
The court further warned the Ogun State Government against trespassing or tampering with the claimants’ quiet possession until the hearing is complete and a final judgment is passed.
“Haven read the affidavit in support and the affidavit of urgency, I am satisfied that this Hon. Court needed to take immediate steps to intervene in this case.
Consequently, I hereby issue an exparte interim Order of this Honourable Court restraining the Defendants/Respondents and their Agents, Allies, Proxies, Assigns, Cronies, Servants, etc and any other person(s), howsoever described, either claiming through them or acting on their behalf, in whatsoever manner, upon their authority/ instructions, from demolishing or in any way or manner tampering with the property known as Asoludero Court, situate, lying and being ot Block 1, Plots 7 ond 8 ond of Block XXXVIII, Plot 1 ond 12, within the amended part of the Government Reservation Area, Sagamu, now known as Awolowo Avenue, Sagamu, measuring approximately, 1,659 hectares, more particularly plan No. SA. 160 (0G) attached to the old Certificate of Occupancy No 024698 dated the 21″ April, 2005, later replaced by a new computerized Certificate of Occupancy No. LUD3/LRZ693 dated 20h January, 2010 and/ or giving effect to the Defendants/Respondents’ Quit Notice dated 8th August, 2025, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice herein filed,” the judge said in her ruling.
